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8.1 Match the words on the left with their opposites on the right.
clever [I] a introverted
2 extroverted D b tight-fisted
3 rude D C courteous
4 cruel D d greganous
5 generous D e kind-hearted
6 unsociable D f half-witted
8.2 Do you think that the speaker likes or dislikes the people in these sentences? Reword each
sentence to give the opposite impression (negative rather than positive or vice versa).
1 Carmen's very thrifty. Uks - G,rme"'s �er� s-tt"9�· 5 Nico's quite bossy.
2 Molly's usually frank. 6 I find Dave self-important.
3 Liz is quite broad-minded. 7 Don't you think James is nosy?
4 Sam can be aggressive. 8 Rachel is very original.
8.4 Magazines often publish questionnaires which are supposed to analyse aspects of your
character. Look at the words below and match them to the corresponding question.
pessimistic argumentative sensitive sociable
extravagant assertive inquisitive reliabl@
8.5 What questions like those in 8.4 could you ask to find out if a person is the following?
1 thrifty l>b tpu. keep bid �eGtS bf Sffi"'i" ,.se +he.j rn# lbl'Yle i" useful?
2 blunt 4 intelligent 6 original 8 stressed out
3 sensible 5 even-tempered 7 obstinate